in school
idiom
US
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school.
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Looking for greenery, calm, a fresh start, and a chance for his children to enroll in school, Mr. Wahsh came to Farkha one year ago from Jub Al-Dhib, a herding community near Bethlehem penned in by settlers.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
While living with his parents in Tallahassee, the boy had become increasingly unstable both at home and in school, Rosenberg testified.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
While living with his parents in Tallahassee, the boy had become increasingly unstable both at home and in school, Rosenberg testified.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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